Excellence award for Spring Grove Dam

Abstract

Bulk water infrastructure Courtesy AECOM Situated on the Mooi River, Spring Grove Dam is the main component of Phase 2 of the Mooi-Mgeni Transfer Scheme. This is a much needed water resource development project to bring additional water to the ever expanding KwaZulu-Natal coastal metropolitan area. Spring Grove is the fifth dam to be built in the Mooi-Mgeni system, which already comprises Midmar, Albert Falls, Nagle and Inanda dams. Together, these dams provide water to more than five million people and industries in Durban, Pietermaritzburg and surrounding towns. The new dam has augmented the yield of the system by 60 million m3/year, taking the total system yield to 394 million m3/year. Throughout the design and construction phases of this dam, it was up to the design and construction teams to work closely with the client, TCTA, to ensure that all efforts were made to minimise the impacts on the social and natural environment wherever possible. The dam is nestled in the KwaZulu-Natal Midlands, near the small town of Rosetta, a quiet, picturesque area.

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